Category: For Fans
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Red Wings add Adam Nightingale to coaching staff
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By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are bringing in another Michigan native – this time on the coaching staff. The Original Six franchise just announced that they have hired Adam Nightingale as an assistant coach/video. A native of Cheboygan, Nightingale played two seasons for Lake Superior State and two seasons for Michigan State before…
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Fenton native Drew DeRidder to join NTDP U18 Team next season; Chicago netminder Jon Mor coming, too
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By @MichaelCaples – Drew DeRidder’s coming back home. The Fenton native will be joining USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team for the 2017-18 season. He and Highland Park, Ill., native Jon Mor will be the new-look goaltending tandem for the NTDP in the upcoming campaign. DeRidder, a Michigan State commit, was called up…
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MSU announces hiring of new assistant coaches Chris Luongo and Joe Exter
By @MichaelCaples – Danton Cole is bringing one his NTDP assistant coaches with him to East Lansing. Michigan State announced today that the Spartans have hired Chris Luongo to be an assistant coach for the new Spartan hockey regime, as well as Joe Exter from Ohio State. “I am eager to have both Chris and…
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Griffins sign West Bloomfield native Corey Elkins to contract for 2017-18
By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are getting ready for their second-round playoff match-up, but they’re working towards the future. The AHL franchise announced today that they have signed Michigan native Corey Elkins to a one-year contract for the 2017-18 season. Elkins, 32, has spent the last five seasons with HIFK Helsinki. He is…
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Red Wings sign goaltender Matej Machovsky
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By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced that they have added a goaltender to their organization. Detroit has signed free-agent goaltender Matej Machovsky to a one-year contract in 2017-18. Machovsky has spent the last four years playing in the Czech Republic’s top professional league for HC Plzen. He recorded a 94-84-0 with a 2.23 goals-against…
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Larkin scores twice as Team USA tops Italy in 2017 World Championship tune-up
By @StefanKubus – Tuesday marked the first bit of action for Team USA in the 2017 IIHF World Championship. In an pre-tournament contest against Italy, the United States prevailed with a 5-2 victory. Waterford native and Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin scored twice, including the game-winning goal, while Rochester native Jacob Trouba (Winnipeg Jets)…
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Roster changes coming for next year’s NTDP Under-18 Team
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By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team roster will have a slightly different look next season. Four players will not be returning to the Plymouth-based organization for the second season of their two-year training program – Michigan natives Blade Jenkins and Will MacKinnon, along with goaltenders Ryan Ullan and Keegan…
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MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
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A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2001 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed in italics). On Tuesday,…
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Check out the latest digital edition of MiHockeyMag
The April edition of MiHockeyMag celebrates the entire field of state champions and, additionally, the handful that brought home national championships, as well. We look at the coaching shuffles in East Lansing and Ann Arbor, how women’s hockey took over Plymouth with nationals and the World Championship, and much more. Check out the April edition of…